Pop-up type of bath waste and overflow construction



April 16, 1935. ANN, PASMAN 1,998,145

POP-UP TYPE OF BATH WASTE A'ND OVERFLOW CONSTRUCTION Filed June 8, 1952ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 16, 1935 UNITED STATES POP-UP TYPE OF BATH WASTEAND OVERFLOW CONSTRUCTEON Abram N. Pasman, Bridgeport, Conn. ApplicationJune s, 1932, Serial No. 616,031

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to a plumbing arrangement and itparticularly relates to drain valve actuating connections for attachmentto tubs, baths, and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved directlyacting pop-up drain Valve actuating connection, particularly adapted tobe utilized with baths, tubs, and the like, which may be assembled ofrelatively few inexpensive manufactured elements and which may bereadily mounted upon a large variety of different sizes and shapes oftubs without difliculty and without need of special tools orparticularly skillful manipulation.

Another object is to provide an improved popup drain valve actuatingconnection for baths, tubs, and the like, which may be convenientlyassociated with, and enclosed by, the customary drain and overflowconduits and which is nevertheless readily accessible for dismantling ordisassembling in part, or whole for repair, replacement and/ oradjustment and may be subsequently reassembled and reinstalled withoutgreat difficulty.

Other objects are in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. I

In one embodiment of the present invention an elbow is connected to theoverflow outlet of the tub or bath in such a manner as to be adjustableto variation in inclination of the tub wall. A strainer in front of thesaid opening is preferably connected so that it may be removed withoutdetachment of the elbow.

The strainer carries a bearing for the handle of the pop-up operatingmechanism. Extending downwardly from the elow is an overflow tube,through which passes the depending actuating rod of the pop-up actuatingarrangement. This rod is adjustably connected at its upper end to thehandle arrangement. By removing the strainer, adjustment may be made.

Communicating with the bottom of the overflow tube and with the drainopening of the tube or sink is a T arrangement, which contains thehorizontal pop-up actuating bar, said bar being conveniently guided inthe side of said T. The T is firmly clamped to the tub by means of thewaste strainer which has a threaded connection thereto, said wastestrainer containing a guide for the pop-up stopper.

I The rear end of the T may have an angularly adjustable connection tothe overflow tube while the tail piece may have a similarly angularlyadjustable connection to the stem of the T or waste In the drawingFigure 1 is a side sectional view upon the line i-! of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a side sectional view transverse to Figure 1, upon the line22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation partly in section upon the line 33 ofFigure 1; and I Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View, lookingupwardly, upon the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

In Figures 1 to 4 the tub it? is provided with a bottom it and with aside wall 12 angularly disposed in respect to said bottom ll. Thelowermost portion of the tub is provided with a drain opening 13, whilethe upper portion of said tub is provided with the overflow opening Tothe edges of the overflow opening 14 are attached the ferrule l5 and thewasher 16, preferably of rubber.

Contacting with the washer i6 is the beliedmouth I? of the elbow or ell8. The elbow is interiorly provided with opposite lugs 19 which retainthe grid bar 29. The grid bar 20 is connected by the bolts 2! to theinward extensions or lugs 22 of the ferrule i5, with the result that theelbow l8 may be drawn tightly up against said washer I6 and mayconveniently adjust itself angularly in respect to the back wall 12 ofthe bath tub l0.

Into the downwardly directed mouth 30 of the elbow i3 is inserted theoverflow tube 3|, which is stopped by the projection 32. The overflowtube iii at its lower end projects into the upwardly turned extension 33of the T 3d, which T is provided at its other side with an upturnedmouth 35 for connection to the drain outlet l3 of the tub. The T 35 isalso provided with a downwardly depending nipple member 36 forconnection to the waste.

The overflow tube has anangularly adjustable connection to the upturnedmouth 33 of the T 3 1 which includes the conical socket 46, the tapered,preferably rubber, washer 41 fitting thereonto and the nut it exteriorlythreaded onto the upper portion of said mouth. The other mouth of the T35 is flanged at as and clamps the washer 59, preferably of rubber,against the flat bottom 5| of the drain opening 13 of the tub 10.

The mouth as is tapped and. is clamped to the flatted lower edges of thewaste opening l3 by the waste strainer 52. The waste strainer 52 has anoutwardly directed flange 53, the edges of which are beveled for closelyfitting the bottom of the tub and is also provided with a down- Wardlydirectly threaded sleeve portion 54, which is screwed into the tappedportion of the mouth of the T 34.

The downwardly directed stem or nipple 36 of the T 34 is tapped andthreaded to receive respectively the annular ball joint insert 54 andthe coupling nut 55, between which is gripped the collar or socketconnection 56 threaded or otherwise connected to the top of the tailpipe 51. It will be noted that the annular ball and socket connectionbetween the insert member 54 and the collar member enables a suflicientangular displacement of the tail pipe 51 to iacilitate convenientassembly of the waste and overflow connections to the tub.

The present invention is primarily concerned with the pop-up actuatingarrangement, which is actuated by the handle 10. The handle 10 isconnected by the acorn nut H to the stud 12 constituting a reducedextension of one of the arms of the eccentric spindle 14. The arm 13bears within the nipple or sleeve 15 of the strainer 16, which strainer16 is connected by the bolts 11 to the lugs 22 of the ferrule I5. Theconnection of the bolts 11 is independent of the connection of the bolts2| so that the strainer 16 may be removed without affecting theattachment of the elbow I8.

The other arm 18 of the eccentric spindle passes below the upwardlyarched span member 19 of the grid 20 and fits into an eye on theextension of the adjusting link 8i. The extension has a slidingconnection in the socket 82 of the adjusting link 8| and is providedwith a vertical slot 83 to receive a pin 84. The bottom of the slot 83is pressed against said pin 84 by the spring 85 retained in the bottomof said socket 82.

The lower end of the adjusting link is provided with a tapped socket 86into which is screwed the upper threaded portion 81 of the longactuating rod 88. The lower threaded end 88 of the vertical rod 88screws into a tapped socket Si? in the lever guide 9|.

As shown particularly upon Figure 2, the lever guide 9! is provided withoutwardly and downwardly directed fingers 92, which closely contact withdiametrically opposed fiatted portions 93 of the sides of the overflowmouth 33 of the T 34.

One of the sides of the horizontal portion of the T 34 is provided withan extension or recess I80 which contains the integral internal bearinglugs or hinges IISI engaging and forming a guide or bearing for thehorizontal angle operating rod I02. One angle end I03 of the operatingrod I02 fits into the eye I04 at the lower end of the guide 9i, whilethe other angle end I 05 fits into the eye I66 at the lower end of thestopper stud I01.

The stopper stud I01 extends upwardly through the sleeve I08 of thestopper guide I09. The guide Its is provided with a symmetrical group ofoutwardly extending fins IIO which contact with the internal walls ofthe strainer 52. The upper portion of the stud IE1 is provided with atapped socket Iil which receives the screw II2, said screw serving toclamp the frustated conical stopper Ii 3 to the top of the stud I01 andalso to clamp the sleeve I08 of the guide I09 against the shoulder I I4on the stud I01.

The upper portion I I5 of the strainer 52 is suitably made of conicalshape so as to closely contact with the conical sides I I6 of thestopper I I3.

It is apparent that the strainer 16 together with the handle 10 and theeccentric spindle 14 may be conveniently detached upon removal of thebolt 11 without affecting the elbow I8 or the overflow tube 3I. Thiswill permit convenient adjustment of the adjusting link 8I to regulatethe length of the vertical actuating rod 88. The spring 85 serves as aresilient connection between the eccentric spindle M and the actuatingrod 88.

The stopper I I3 and the guide I09 may also be conveniently detachedupon removal of the screw H2.

The angle bar I92 may be conveniently cast in place in the T 34. Theflats 93 cooperating with the guide fingers 92 eliminate the possibilityof disconnection between the vertical rod 88 and the angle bar I02.

In place of the drain connection 54, 55, 56, as shown, other connectionssuch as described and shown in my copending applications Serial No.497,984 flled November 25, 1930 and Serial No. 531,243 filed April 18,1931 may be employed, said applications being more particularly directedto the overflow and waste conduit system per se.

The assembly of the arrangement is substantiallyas follows: The elbowI8, the overflow tube 3I the T 34, and the waste pipe 51 may be readilyconnected together as indicated. The horizontal angle bar I02 may bepreviously assembled with the T 34 and attached to the tub I0 togetherwith said T 34. The members 9| and I01 may then be connected to the barI02, the member I01 having been previously assembled with the guide I09.The vertical rod 88 and the stopper I I3 may then be attached to themembers 9| and I01. The adjusting sleeve is then connected to the upperend of the rod 83, and the strainer 16, the handle 10 and the crank arefinally attached.

The operation of the valve II3 by turning of the handle 10 is readilyapparent.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could bedevised without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in theaccompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overflow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with l a common wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valveco-operating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow opening and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said connecting rodsand said manual device being provided with an adjustable connection at,and accessible through, said overflow opening, said adjustableconnection including a double socketed sleeve having a threaded elementat its lower end and a resilient element at its upper end.

2. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overflow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with a common wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valvecooperating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow opening and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said connecting rodsand said manual device being provided with an adjustable connection at,and accessible through, said overflow opening, said adjustableconnection including an upwardly projecting threaded rod element, asleeve element threaded upon said rod element, a stud element with aconnecting eye at its upper end slidably fitted in the upper end of saidsleeve and spring means pressing upon said stud element, said eye beingconnected to said manual device.

3. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overflow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with a common wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valvecooperating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow opening and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said conduit systemincluding a T below said tub with upturned ends and said connecting rodsincluding a horizontal bar extending through the cross arm of said T,the ends of which are turned right angularly and stud members extendingthrough said upturned ends with eyes at their lower ends enclosing saidright angular ends of said bar.

4. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overflow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with a common wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valvecooperating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow opening and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said connecting rodsincluding a vertical connecting sleeve actuated by said manual device, avertical rod along the end of the tub, threaded at its ends andconnected at its upper threaded end to said sleeve, a horizontal baralong the bottom of the tub with parallel turned-in ends, a downwardlydepending stud connected to said valve with an eye at its lower endconnected to one of the turned-in ends of said horizontal bar, wherebythe valve may be positively moved in either direction, and another studthreaded to the lower end of said vertical rod and also provided with aneye embracing the other turned-in end of said horizontal bar.

5. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overflow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with a common wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valvecooperating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow opening and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said connecting rodsincluding a vertical connecting sleeve actuated by said manual device, avertical rod along the end of the tub, threaded at its ends andconnected at its upper threaded end to said sleeve, a horizontal baralong the bottom of the tub with parallel turned-in ends, a downwardlydepending stud connected to said valve with an eye at its lower endconnected to one of the turned-in ends of said horizontal bar, andanother stud threaded to the lower end of said vertical rod and alsoprovided with an eye embracing the other turned-in end of saidhorizontal bar, both of said studs being provided with guide meansrigidly attached thereto and cooperating with the encircling portions orthe conduit system.

6. A valve actuating arrangement for a tub with a bottom drain openingand positioned within a conduit means, comprising two horizontalrotating elements, one extending through the side Wall of the tubsubstantially above the bottom thereof, the other extending below thetub from below the outer end of said first mentioned horizontal elementto below said drain opening, and two vertical reciprocating members, oneconnecting the outer ends of said horizontal members and the otherprojecting upwardly through said drain opening and being connectedbetween the valve and the end of the second mentioned horizontal rodbelow said opening.

7. In combination with a tub or bath having an elevated overiiow and abottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said elevatedoverflow and bottom drain openings and provided with a common Wasteoutlet, a valve operating arrangement comprising a drain valvecooperating with said bottom drain opening, a manual operating deviceprovided with a bearing at said overflow open ng and connecting rodstherebetween extending through said conduit system, said connecting rodsbeing provided with an adjustable connection having limited relativemovement of the parts thereof, said adjustable connection including asleeve member receiving a stud element, and spring means in said sleevemember pressing against said stud element.

8. In combination with a liquid container having an overflow opening anda bottom drain opening and a conduit system connecting said overflow andbottom drain openings and provided with a common waste outlet, a valveoperating arrangement comprising a drain valve cooperating with saidbottom drain opening, a manual operating device, connecting rod meansbetween said manual operating device and said drain valve and extendingthrough said conduit system, said connecting rod means being providedwith an adjustable connection including a sleeve provided with resilientmeans to permit limited relative movement of adjacent parts of theconnecting rod means.

9. A valve actuating mechanism of the character described for acontainer with a bottom drain opening, which includes, a reciprocablevalve adapted to cooperate with the opening, a stem for said valve, anactuating rod adapted to be positioned adjacent the container, ahorizontal rod having turned-in ends, and means for connecting saidturned-in ends to the ends of said valve stem and said rod.

ABRAM N. PASMAN.

